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Same with “quid nomen mihi est.” why isn’t it “quid nomen mihi sum”? Does it have to do with mihi and tibi?

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The subject of these sentences is nomen, so it takes est. It's like how we say "my name is" and "your name is", rather than *"my name am" and *"your name are".

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